If I had to break down what I've been up to the last two months, I'd say the wagon in Midsummer Night's Dream has taken up the most time. This is a case proven by the fact that one of the last entries I did was for the construction of the tree columns for the unit. So now, all these days later, I can show you a completed project.
Probably the easiest way to explain this guy is by showing you what we based it off of. This is the model the designer sent to us and was basically what we had to go off of in terms of the look. The structure was all planned out by the bosses, but the trees were pretty much up to us. So, as you can see, the wagon starts out as one piece with all the the columns and the pediment evoking the Athenian setting of the play. Then...
The wagons split open to reveal the forest and the scaffolding on the inside. So the elements of the piece are made up of the wagon platform, the scaffolding, the tree columns I discussed earlier, and the pediment which I have been working on for a bit now.
We did get to do a minor test set up in the shop, but due to the detail and a scheduling conflict with paints, we didn't get to put the pediment up in the shop.
But it ended up looking pretty good. I took a couple pics to show you, but haven't had a good opportunity to show the piece when it comes together. Maybe later.
-Late
